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Purse
Object/Artifact
Cut steel purse framed with fancy steel chain and ring for chatelaine, possibly. Deep purse in tan silk hand-knitted with lengthwise ribs with steel beads forming stripes. Twisted loop bead fringe at the base and long tassels at each side formed of the same beads and long flat ones.
G97.112
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Accessory
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
1840 - 1870